Comments on: Don’t tell the New York Times… http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/10/14/dont-tell-the-new-york-times/ The blog of the mystery writer, screenwriter and CEO of Pajamas Media Thu, 16 Feb 2012 03:35:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jamie Irons http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/10/14/dont-tell-the-new-york-times/#comment-66570 Jamie Irons Fri, 14 Oct 2005 16:21:49 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/10/14/dont-tell-the-new-york-times/#comment-66570 I don't see why I shouldn't have a <a href="http://yargb.blogspot.com/2005/10/bush-stumbles-in-iraq-constitution.html" rel="nofollow">crystal ball of my own</a>... ;-) Jamie Irons I don’t see why I shouldn’t have a crystal ball of my own…

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Jamie Irons

]]> By: Jamie Irons http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/10/14/dont-tell-the-new-york-times/#comment-66569 Jamie Irons Fri, 14 Oct 2005 15:26:54 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/10/14/dont-tell-the-new-york-times/#comment-66569 Peter G. <blockquote>I suspect Professor Cole has already written about his take on the results of the Iraq vote.</blockquote> Well, like most on the Left, Professor Cole really <i>does</i> have a crystal ball. When he consults it, it invariably predicts "Whatever America does, it will come out bad for the rest of the world," and whatever happens, he will always be "right," with plenty of "reasons" to prove why he is "right." Jamie Irons Peter G.

I suspect Professor Cole has already written about his take on the results of the Iraq vote.

Well, like most on the Left, Professor Cole really does have a crystal ball. When he consults it, it invariably predicts “Whatever America does, it will come out bad for the rest of the world,” and whatever happens, he will always be “right,” with plenty of “reasons” to prove why he is “right.”

Jamie Irons

]]> By: Peter G. http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/10/14/dont-tell-the-new-york-times/#comment-66568 Peter G. Fri, 14 Oct 2005 15:18:31 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/10/14/dont-tell-the-new-york-times/#comment-66568 It is rather amazing that this vote is expected to generate great turnout, after all the predictions of disaster for the January vote, and experts like Juan Cole predicting no more than 4 million voters (they got around 8 million, as I recall). The political process has come a long way in Iraq over the past year. The only downside to greater expectations is that it's easier to spin the outcome as bad news ("Only 10 million showed up to vote, a true setback for the Iraqi people ...") Jamie Irons, I like how your post ends up right next to an ad for foreign policy.com that reads, "Juan Cole on the broken process & why the US should get out now." I suspect Professor Cole has already written about his take on the results of the Iraq vote. It is rather amazing that this vote is expected to generate great turnout, after all the predictions of disaster for the January vote, and experts like Juan Cole predicting no more than 4 million voters (they got around 8 million, as I recall). The political process has come a long way in Iraq over the past year. The only downside to greater expectations is that it’s easier to spin the outcome as bad news (“Only 10 million showed up to vote, a true setback for the Iraqi people …”)

Jamie Irons, I like how your post ends up right next to an ad for foreign policy.com that reads, “Juan Cole on the broken process & why the US should get out now.” I suspect Professor Cole has already written about his take on the results of the Iraq vote.

]]> By: Jamie Irons http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/10/14/dont-tell-the-new-york-times/#comment-66567 Jamie Irons Fri, 14 Oct 2005 14:44:32 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/10/14/dont-tell-the-new-york-times/#comment-66567 Roger, Allow me to make two bold predictions: (1) The Iraqis will approve the new constitution in their referendum tomorrow (which happens to be the birthday of our twin sons, doubly propitious!). Even the Sunni provinces will not reject it. (2)The New York Times will bury, minimize, distort and under-report this overwhelmingly significant event in the Middle East. OK, my predictions aren't that bold. Any reasonable person reading sources from the center to center-right of the blogosphere would come to the same conclusion. ;-) Jamie Irons Roger,

Allow me to make two bold predictions:

(1) The Iraqis will approve the new constitution in their referendum tomorrow (which happens to be the birthday of our twin sons, doubly propitious!). Even the Sunni provinces will not reject it.

(2)The New York Times will bury, minimize, distort and under-report this overwhelmingly significant event in the Middle East.

OK, my predictions aren’t that bold. Any reasonable person reading sources from the center to center-right of the blogosphere would come to the same conclusion.

;-)

Jamie Irons

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